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McDowell County Emergency Management
Monday March 3rd, 2025 :: 06:59 a.m. EST

Advisory

Burn ban remains in effect. Critical fire conditions expected once again today.

INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA..UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA..AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

Another very dry day is expected again today with minimum relative humidity of 20 to 25 percent possible in the afternoon. While winds are expected to be light and temperatures still on the cool side of normal, dry vegetation due to lack of recent rainfall combined with the dry air will once again result in increased
wildfire danger in northeast Georgia, Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina.

A burn ban remains in effect for McDowell County.

Address/Location
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241

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